What was the history of Daybreak and what services did the agency offer?
As an employee of a private, nonprofit HIV/AIDS clinic in a rural North Carolina community, Linda Summerfield’s job was to provide direct services to people with HIV/AIDS as well as to connect them with resources. Aware of their needs, she also respected their need for confidentiality and anonymity in an area where issues surrounding HIV/AIDS were highly charged and prejudice was common. In 1999, Linda was also eager to help six men in her caseload who were struggling with uncertainty, loneliness, and isolation. Aware of their shared needs, she believed in the healing power of group work for such clients. Although initially reluctant, the six men agreed to “meet” via telephone and, despite their apprehension and some technical difficulties, after five weeks all agreed that the experience was helpful. But when meeting via telephone became unworkable, Linda faced decisions over whether and how or where to persuade the men to continue meeting.
Rodney Wyers founded Daybreak with a dream to serve persons with HIV/AIDS. Because of social stigma, resource development and cultivating local support were difficult, particularly in this rural setting. However, Wyers succeeded in securing grant funding. His successor, Dr. Anita James, hired additional staff and expanded agency services. Under her leadership, Daybreak offered outreach, testing, prevention, medical treatment, counseling, information and referral, and case management to people with HIV/AIDS. Dr. James hired Linda Summerfield, the agency’s first social worker, to supervise several case managers and carry her own caseload.
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